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Chapter 316 Knife and Knife
It was getting close to evening in the magic workshop of the Matou family.

After hearing the prompts from the space and realizing that his swordsmanship would not make any big leap in the short term.

Fang Yi thought that this time of mutual learning and sword-fighting practice between him and Miss Ying Ling to improve each other's skills had come to an end, and it was time to end it.

It’s time for me to contact Miss Zhuang.

Therefore, he took the initiative to request a 'truce'.

The one who responded to Fang Yi's request for a 'truce' was the swordsman lady who was in combat mode, speaking somewhat coldly.

“You can’t rest yet, Master.

"I can still get stronger, and so can you."

The talented swordsman named Okita Souji held the sword in his hand and looked at the man in front of him.

At this moment, her determination, etched in her heart, to 'master techniques she had never heard of and become stronger', did not diminish in the slightest despite the man's words.

[I must become stronger so that I can help him in the next battle to get rid of the [weakness] in me.]

[I'm almost there with mastering the sword energy he mentioned. I can't give up halfway!]

【I need to try harder and persevere a little longer】

Thinking of this, Miss Yingling once again gave a tough reply.

"Master, as agreed, this sparring session cannot end until I have achieved the 'feeling' you described and released the sword energy you mentioned.

"Also, Master, although I've made up for a lot of your swordsmanship's 'shortcomings' through intensive combat, there's still a lot of room for improvement.

"Please look carefully at my knife!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the swordsman lady who was just gasping for breath in front of Fang Yi disappeared again in this small space filled with tables, various instruments, and numerous books.

The next moment, along with the crisp sound of swords clashing, came Fang Yi's somewhat approving evaluation.

"Yes, my swordsman, the combination of your [Breath Block] and [Shrink the Earth] has become even more powerful.

"It almost slipped past my perception this time."

He looked at the man in front of him who simply swung his sword and then blocked his sword move again.

Sensing the opponent's sword with a smaller force and more exquisite skills than the first time they fought, the swordsman's heart couldn't help but tremble.

[He grew stronger so quickly, so quickly that he became a bit cruel to others.]

[But I, Okita Souji, absolutely do not want to be the one who can only watch his back from afar.]

【I have to keep up with him! 】

The swordsman lady, having made up her mind, did not respond to Fang Yi's 'comment'.

All she did was press down her hands holding the long sword and then push it forward.

He changed his slashing move into a straight thrust and struck the man's chest.

[Let me show you the skills I learned from you. I'm not bad either!]
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In response to her, Fang Yi raised a smile.

Under the premise of [tying his own hands and feet], he fought several sword fights with Miss Yingling, a master with extremely solid swordsmanship.

He had already sensed that the technical 'shortcomings' in his 'quickly acquired' swordsmanship were rapidly disappearing.

After his Heroic Spirit learned some skills from him, he also learned a few new techniques from Miss Heroic Spirit.

So he felt it was time to show Miss Swordsman his skills.

He tapped his feet and reversed the [Shrinking the Earth] technique he had learned from the swordsman lady, which he hadn't mastered yet, and moved his body backwards.

He did not activate [Refined Armor into the Body] and voluntarily gave up the overwhelming advantage brought by the high panel attribute bonus.

Not deploying [Momentum·Who Else But Me] which is sufficient to crush all the ‘momentum’, and giving up the high-frequency bonus brought by the ‘momentum’.

Nor did he utilize the countless skills and traits that increase his physical explosive power.

He easily avoided the attack by relying solely on his improved [Shrinking the Earth] skill, which he had developed by imitating and integrating various skills.

Fang Yi, who avoided the attack, did not let down his guard.

His eyes had already caught the swordsman lady who stabbed the air with her sword. The other party just crouched slightly and launched a surprise attack on him relentlessly.

His response was simple.

He quickly adjusted his breathing and voluntarily gave up activating the extremely convenient [Fighting Qi Perception].

I began to force myself to learn the other party's skills [Mind's Eye (Fake)] that could warn of a crisis through his description and observation of his movements.

But Miss Swordsman did not give the man this opportunity.

"One step beyond the sound."

Like a flash in space, the swordsman lady who had just reached the halfway point and fully unleashed her power suddenly disappeared from Fang Yi's sight.

"Where are you looking?"
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As the swordsman lady's words came, Fang Yi felt a chill in his ears.

He subconsciously swung the long sword in his hand upwards, trying to block the subsequent attack.

However, he didn't expect that when the sharp blade touched the opponent's long sword, he felt a sense of emptiness.

Fang Yi looked at the extremely lifelike swordsman lady in front of him and had already guessed the "trick" she used to confuse him.

[This must be an illusion condensed from murderous intent. She mastered new techniques without any instruction during her sparring with me.]

【Not bad. 】

The next moment, the tiny blade that came towards his face and tried to cut off a few strands of hair made Fang Yi even more satisfied with his heroic spirit.

After only seven sparring sessions and hearing me describe this derivative technique once, he mastered the technique of releasing sword energy.

【not bad. 】

He looked at the sword energy approaching him and the sharp blade that was attacking him again, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

"The combination of sword energy and assault, I'm very familiar with it."

He did not choose to dodge, but just raised the [California Clearing Light] in his hand.

He expended a bit of mana and stimulated some residual waves that dissipated from the blade and rushed towards the sword energy.

In just a moment, he accomplished a miraculous move of using only a little force to defeat a great force, and eliminated the aggressive sword energy into nothingness.

Before the swordsman could react, her eyes widened in shock.

He was well aware of his opponent's sword skills and with a perfect thrust of the long sword in his hand, he blocked the sword of the swordsman again.

Looking at the swordsman lady who was so close to him, Fang Yi, who had used up all the rewards as the winner, once again submitted a "truce" proposal.

“Now that you’ve mastered the sword energy, it’s time to eat as promised.

"My swordsman lady."
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After observing Fang Yi's incredible performance of breaking the sword energy up close for the first time, Miss Swordsman's eyes opened even wider.

So much so that the knife in her hand loosened a little.

"Master, how on earth did you do this?"

Fang Yi put away his knife, walked up to the swordsman lady, and held her knife-holding hand.

After inserting the opponent's sword into the scabbard bit by bit, and putting an end to the opponent's idea of ​​continuing to practice sword, he showed a standard smile.

"This is probably a technique that's like instinct.

"Want to learn?"

The swordsman lady nodded vigorously.

"Of course, if possible, let's make this the goal of the next stage of training."

But after she said this, Miss Swordsman felt something was wrong.

After hesitating for a moment, he lowered his head slightly and asked embarrassedly.

"Master, this should be teachable, right?" "If it can't be taught."

Fang Yi, who was already a little hungry, interrupted the other party's words. Instead of arguing as usual, he directly agreed to the request of his heroic spirit.

"Okay, you're not an outsider.

"However, this technique is based on many skills. There will be a higher-level [Absolute Chasm] later."

As he spoke, Fang Yi gently grabbed the swordsman's hand, which she didn't know where to put, and led her away from the place which had become a little dilapidated due to sword practice.

He sensed that the amulet Miss Zhuang had given him was sending him a signal that it had a message to convey.

Therefore, he planned to make full use of the time before dinner, first sorting out the rewards from the sparring, and then checking for news from Miss Zhuang.

Finally, consider the next step.

For example, shaking the opponent to kill Matou Zouken or something like that.
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Listening to the words of the man next to her, she stared at the heart-beating profile of the man she had been practicing with for a long time, and felt the warmth coming from the man's body.

Originally only slightly tired, the swordsman leaned slightly against the man and felt that she should act more tired.

After making up her mind, she leaned towards the man again as if she had no bones.

He said I wasn't an outsider. That's quite a nice thing to say.

【I am so lucky to have met him. 】

Feeling that she had escaped from her [sick] body, she recalled the skills she had learned from the man.

While the swordsman lady was happy, she also felt some inexplicable emotions rising in her heart.

"Even though I can't become stronger as a Heroic Spirit, I don't know why every time we clash swords, I become stronger."

[And now, not only has he gotten rid of the [weakness] that couldn't be eliminated even after obtaining the [Holy Grail], he has also mastered more techniques.]

Should I do something for him in return?

Thinking of this, the swordsman lady lowered her head, feeling a little depressed.

"But as a Heroic Spirit, I have no property. Even the clothes I wear were given to me by him. I can't prepare a thank-you gift for him."

【And I don’t know what he likes. 】

Miss Swordsman thought about it over and over again, and finally came to a 'dangerous' conclusion.

[It seems that I can only try to find out his preferences first. ]

【If it doesn't work, then】

Miss Swordsman, who was thinking about how to prepare a thank-you gift, and Fang Yi, who just wanted to eat and check Miss Zhuang's message, walked out of the messy magic workshop.

Of course, neither of them expressed gratitude to the 'sponsor' Zouken Matou who provided the venue.
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After walking for a distance with the seemingly 'tired' swordsman lady in his arms, Fang Yi comforted his heroic spirit. While the other party seemed to be thinking about something, he began to check the rewards for this sparring.

He originally just wanted to finish this sparring quickly, but after the swordsman lady pointed out the "shortcomings" of his swordsmanship, he took the initiative to do a round of weight training.

He planned to make his sword skills, which he had "quickly mastered" within fourteen days, become a little stronger than the [lv3] level displayed on the panel.

In his previous battles, he either relied on basic numerical crushing or abnormal mechanisms and skills in terms of swordsmanship, and his skills were indeed a bit "short".

In the follow-up of this sparring session, he took the initiative to disable a number of skills that greatly enhanced his power, and he was very satisfied with the rewards after the challenge.

"[Breaking Limits·Absolute Sword I] has exceeded the target. You have earned 2000 points. Your skill [Mastery of Swordsmanship] has been upgraded to [Level 4].

"You have reached the maximum performance reward you can obtain. Your rating will increase slightly."

[Influenced by [Diligent Learning], [Okita Souji]'s [Swordsmanship] skill [Natural Rishin Flow] level has been improved, and he has mastered several [Swordsmanship] derivative skills.]

Your [Mastery Swordsmanship] skill will gain additional skill branches when it is upgraded to [LV5]. You have mastered the derivative skill [Shrinking the Earth].
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【Shrink the Earth】

Skill Category: Sword Skills

Active effects:

Consumes mana and attaches it to the whole body, instantly greatly increasing one's physical explosive power and concealing one's own breath.

Allows the user to perform a sword attack that appears to flash through space.

prompt:

1. The distance and initial speed of the charge will be affected by the [Agility] and [Constitution] attributes, and will be increased to a certain extent.

2. The specific effect of the charge will vary depending on the actual venue.

3. [Physical Burst] skills and [Sword Skills] skills will provide additional amplification to this skill.

Passive effect:

1. Slightly reduce the physical energy consumption of continuous use of [Sword Skills] skills.

2. Greatly reduce the adverse effects of reverse airflow, narrow space and other factors on users.

Skill learning prerequisites:
1. Learners need to master the skills of physical explosion.

2. Learners need to upgrade their [Mastery of Swordsmanship] to [lv4] or above.

3. Learners need to master certain breakthrough skills.

Summary:
The genius swordsman [Okita Souji] possesses a unique skill that allows him to shrink the ground to an inch and launch a surprise attack on the enemy.

It is also a prerequisite skill needed to master the sword technique [Three-stage Invisibility Strike] that is like folding space.

The reincarnationists who learned this skill incorporated some of their own understanding into it, causing it to change.

Evaluation:

It's a bit of an exaggeration to call it the "Shrinking the Earth Technique", but it's passable for assault.
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There's not much to say about this skill. To put it nicely, it's called shrinking the earth. To put it simply, it's charging with a knife.

It is basically used to rush into the face and kill squishy mage-type characters.

Both the Master's magician and the Heroic Spirit whose [Class] is Caster and is not good at close combat are very afraid of this skill.

In the next battle where he plays the role of a 'heroic spirit', he will definitely be able to trick some people or heroic spirits.

Of course, the list of those who were ambushed should not include the oldest fat tiger in human history who was killed by a high school student, the village chief of Uruk, and the king of street lamps [Gilgamesh].

In order to kill this heroic spirit, Fang Yi believed that he must at least master the sword skills that can transform his heroic spirit into a [Noble Phantasm], and then combine it with a wave of [Inherent Time Control] that can accelerate his own time to have a chance.

Now that he has acquired this skill, he has the entry qualification to learn Miss Heroic Spirit's sword skills that are enough to reach the level of [Noble Phantasm].

Considering the strength of the skill, Fang Yi felt that he might not be able to use [Super Gravity] to quickly kill people due to the lack of A-level plot points.

He may need the assistance of the [Human Pill Method].

Therefore, he needed to kill someone who had lived a long time and had many memories to replenish the 'fuel' to activate the [Human Pill Method].

Old man Matou, who has lived for hundreds of years, is very suitable.

But this is obviously not something he needs to worry about right now.

He held the amulet given to him by Miss Zhuang and began to check the messages she sent him.

He had a feeling that the message Miss Zhuang sent him would be very crucial.
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At the same time, inside the [Cathedral Church].

Zhuang Zhengyan is exploring the use of the [Aura Plate].

This item is used by the [Church of the Holy Land] to monitor the progress of summoning Heroic Spirits in the Holy Grail War.

By investing some mana to activate this magical item, one can detect the class and number of summoned Heroic Spirits.

This will allow her to obtain more information, so that she and Fang Yi will have more convenience in the next battle.

The next moment, Miss Zhuang, who had used the [Spiritual Energy Disk] to complete the Heroic Spirit Class Exploration, shook her head in confusion.

She sensed the aura of a Heroic Spirit of seven different classes.

[Are there any options other than the seven major classes when the Heroic Spirit appears? ]

Zhuang Zhengyan thought so.

(End of this chapter)